The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history.

According to Egyptian mythology, Horus was the son of Osiris, the god of the underworld. Horus fought his uncle Seth to see who would be ruler of Egypt. During the fight, Seth mut ...

The tomb's giant false door. The ancient Egyptians believed that the spirit of the deceased could go in and out through it. . | Credit: Courtesy of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...

The burial chamber — which was found in January and features many decorated rooms and mudbrick vaults — is the second major ...

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...